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insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

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restless; fidgety; fussy

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length

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to begin talking; to open up

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aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

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irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

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preparations for returning (home)

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manner of using one's hands

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pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case

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towel

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to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

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neglecting; leaving alone

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

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to blow down upon

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

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light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)

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sauce; Worcestershire sauce

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pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly

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inattention; absent-mindedness

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bed

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to lie down (and rest)

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conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

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there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

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to become dim; to become blurred

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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fluent; flowing; elegant

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line; row; rank; list

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few days

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(a) few; some; several

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circumstantial evidence

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inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

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(in) her way; peculiar to her

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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ink

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to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

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to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

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God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan

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to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat

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gunpowder; powder

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

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